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Suleimenov, Olzhas

 
9781574800050: The Code of the Word: An introduction to the Universal Etymological Dictionary 1001 Words
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ISBN 10: 1574800051 ISBN 13: 9781574800050
Editorial: Metropolitan Classics, 2016

Sinopsis

Olzhas Suleimenov was bornin Alma-Ata (currently Almaty),Kazakhstan, in 1936. He graduatedKazakh State University in 1959, andthen Gorky Institute of Literature inMoscow in 1961. Between 1962and1971, he actively worked as ajournalist, and in 1983, he becamethe head of the Kazakhstan’s WritersUnion. He works are written in theRussian language. His most celebratednovel, Az and I, was published in 1975.The novel created a great stir, and wascriticized by the literary elite in Russia.Suleimenov was charged with "national chauvinism" and "glorificationof feudal nomadic culture." His other works include: Argamaks (1961),Earth, Bow to the Man (1961), Kind Time of Sunrise (1964), Year ofthe Monkey (1967), The Book of Clay (1969), and Prehistoric Turks -On the Origins of Ancient Turkic Languages and Writing (2002).Suleimenov earned great acclaim on a global scale in 1989,when he organized the international environmental movement"Nevada - Semipalatinsk" which campaigned for the closure ofboth the nuclear test sites in the Nevada desert, as well as in theSemipalatinsk Province of Kazakhstan.In 1995, Suleimenov was appointed asKazakhstan’s Official Ambassador to theVatican. From 2002 onwards, he servedas Kazakhstan’s Ambassador for theUNESCO in Paris. The Code of the Wordis one of his latest literary works.

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Olzhas Suleimenov was born in Alma-Ata (currently Almaty), Kazakhstan, in 1936. He graduated Kazakh State University in 1959, and then Gorky Institute of Literature in Moscow in 1961. Between 1962 and1971, he actively worked as a journalist, and in 1983, he became the head of the Kazakhstan's Writers Union. He works are written in the Russian language. His most celebrated novel, Az and I, was published in 1975. The novel created a great stir, and was criticized by the literary elite in Russia. Suleimenov was charged with "national chauvinism" and "glorification of feudal nomadic culture." His other works include: Argamaks (1961), Earth, Bow to the Man (1961), Kind Time of Sunrise (1964), Year of the Monkey (1967), The Book of Clay (1969), and Prehistoric Turks - On the Origins of Ancient Turkic Languages and Writing (2002). Suleimenov earned great acclaim on a global scale in 1989, when he organized the international environmental movement "Nevada - Semipalatinsk" which campaigned for the closure of both the nuclear test sites in the Nevada desert, as well as in the Semipalatinsk Province of Kazakhstan. In 1995, Suleimenov was appointed as Kazakhstan's Official Ambassador to the Vatican. From 2002 onwards, he served as Kazakhstan's Ambassador for the UNESCO in Paris. The Code of the Word is one of his latest literary works.

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Editorial
Metropolitan Classics
Año de publicación
2016
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1574800051
ISBN 13 
9781574800050
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
104
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